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Title: Brewster's Millions

Author: George Barr McCutcheon

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Release Date: December, 2003
First Posted: March 4, 2002

Language: English

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BREWSTER'S MILLIONS

BY

GEORGE BARR McCUTCHEON

Author of "Graustark," "Beverly of Graustark," "Castle Craneycrow," etc.

CONTENTS

I. A Birthday Dinner
II. Shades of Aladdin
III. Mrs. and Miss Gray
IV. A Second Will
V. The Message from Jones
VI. Monty Cristo
VII. A Lesson in Tact
VIII. The Forelock of Time
IX. Love and a Prize-fight
X. The Napoleon of Finance
XI. Coals of Fire
XII. Christmas Despair
XIII. A Friend in Need
XIV. Mrs. DeMille Entertains
XV. The Cut Direct
XVI. In the Sunny South
XVII. The New Tenderfoot
XVIII. The Prodigal at Sea
XIX. One Hero and Another
XX. Le Roi S'Amuse
XXI. Fairyland
XXII. Prince and Peasants
XXIII. An Offer of Marriage
XXIV. The Sheik's Strategy
XXV. The Rescue of Peggy
XXVI. The Mutiny
XXVII. A Fair Traitor
XXVIII. A Catastrophe
XXIX. The Prodigal's Return
XXX. The Promise of Thrift
XXXI. How the Million Disappeared
XXXII. The Night Before
XXXIII. The Flight of Jones
XXXIV. The Last Word

BREWSTER'S MILLIONS

CHAPTER I

A BIRTHDAY DINNER

"The Little Sons of the Rich" were gathered about the long table in
Pettingill's studio. There were nine of them present, besides Brewster.
They were all young, more or less enterprising, hopeful, and reasonably
sure of better things to come. Most of them bore names that meant
something in the story of New York. Indeed, one of them had remarked,
"A man is known by the street that's named after him," and as he was a
new member, they called him "Subway."

The most popular man in the company was young "Monty" Brewster